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Samsung SGH-X496ZSAGEN User Manual

SGH-x496 Series
PORTABLE Tri-Band
TELEPHONE
User Guide
Please read this manual before operating your
phone, and keep it for future reference.
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Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), Inc.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started .................................9
Activating Your Phone ....................................................10
Charging the Battery ......................................................12
Switching the Phone On and Off .....................................14
Setting Up Your Voice Mail .............................................15
Understanding this User Manual .....................................17
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ............19
Features of Your Phone ..................................................20
Front Views of Your Phone ..............................................21
Understanding the Display Screen ..................................25
Section 3: Call Functions .................................27
Making a Call .................................................................28
Adjusting the Call Volume ...............................................30
Answering a Call ............................................................30
Call Log ..........................................................................31
Recent Calls ...................................................................32
Silent Mode ....................................................................37
Selecting Functions and Options ....................................38
Options During a Call .....................................................40
Section 4: Menu Navigation ............................47
Menu Navigation ............................................................48
Navigation Key Shortcuts ...............................................49
In Use Menu Outline .......................................................50
Menu Outline .................................................................50
Section 5: Entering Text ..................................61
Changing the Text Entry Mode ........................................62
Using T9 Mode ...............................................................64
Entering Text in ABC Mode .............................................66
Entering Symbols ...........................................................67
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Entering Numbers ..........................................................68
Section 6: Understanding Your PhoneBook ....71
Adding a New PhoneBook Entry ......................................72
Finding and Dialing a PhoneBook Entry ...........................80
Dialing a Number from the SIM Card ..............................80
Editing an Existing PhoneBook Entry ...............................81
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Speed Dialing .................................................................83
Copy All to Phone ...........................................................88
Deleting PhoneBook Entries ............................................89
Finding Your Own Number ..............................................91
Group Setting .................................................................93
Memory Status ...............................................................94
Service Number ..............................................................95
Section 7: Messaging ......................................97
Types of Messages .........................................................98
Text Messages ...............................................................98
Multimedia Message ....................................................110
Browser Messages .......................................................124
Using Message Templates ............................................126
Broadcast Messages (SIM Dependent) ..........................130
Settings ........................................................................130
Checking Memory Status ..............................................133
Section 8: Changing Your Settings ...............135
Time & Date .................................................................136
Phone Settings .............................................................140
Display Settings ...........................................................143
Sound Settings .............................................................147
Network Services .........................................................153
Security Settings ..........................................................158
Resetting Your Phone ...................................................170
Passwords, PINs, and Access Codes .............................171
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Section 9: Applications .................................175
Alarms .........................................................................176
Organizer .....................................................................183
Calculator ....................................................................196
Record Audio ...............................................................197
Unit Conversion ............................................................202
Timer ...........................................................................203
Stopwatch ....................................................................203
World Time ..................................................................204
Section 10: My Browser ................................209
My Browser Main Menu ...............................................210
Downloaded Graphics ..................................................220
Audio Files ...................................................................221
Delete Files ..................................................................225
Memory Status .............................................................227
Section 11: Games .........................................229
Games Menu ................................................................230
Downloading Games ....................................................230
My Games ....................................................................231
Settings .......................................................................232
Memory Status .............................................................233
Section 12: Health and Safety Information ...235
Health and Safety Information ......................................236
Consumer Information on Wireless Phones ...................238
Road Safety .................................................................248
Operating Environment .................................................250
Using Your Phone Near Other Electronic Devices ..........251
Potentially Explosive Environments ............................... 253
Emergency Calls ..........................................................254
FCC Notice and Cautions ..............................................255
Other Important Safety Information ...............................256
Product Performance ...................................................257
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Availability of Various Features/Ring Tones ...................258
Battery Standby and Talk Time .....................................258
Battery Precautions ......................................................259
Care and Maintenance ..................................................261
Section 13: Warranty Information .................263
Standard Limited Warranty ...........................................264
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Index ...............................................................271
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Section 1: Getting Started

Topics Covered

• Activating Your Phone
• Charging the Battery
• Switching the Phone On and Off
• Setting Up Voice Mail
• Understanding this User Manual
This section explains how prepare your phone for use by activating your service and setting up your voice mail.
This section also explains how to contact customer support and provides an understanding of how this manual is put together.
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Activating Your Phone

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card loaded with your subscription details, such as your Personal Identification Number (PIN), any optional services available, and many others. We suggest that you read this guide to fully understand the services your phone supports.

Installing the SIM Card

Important! The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged
by scratches or bending, so be careful when handling, inserting, or removing the card.
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Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children.
If necessary, switch off the phone by pres sing and holding the key until the power-off image displays.
If necessary, remove the battery by doing the following:
1. Slide the battery lock (1) toward the top of the phone and hold it in that position, as shown.
2. Lift the battery (2) away from the phone.
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Activating Your Phone
Insert the SIM card by doing the following:
1. Gently slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket so that the card locks into place. Make sure the gold contacts of the card face into the phone.
2. Place the battery so that the tabs on the end align with the slots at the bottom of the phone (1).
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3. Press the battery down (2) until it clicks into plac e. Make
sure that the battery is properly installed before switching on the phone.
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Note: When you need to remove the SIM card, remove the battery and slide
the SIM card, as shown below, and take it out of the socket.
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Charging the Battery

Y our phone is po wered by a r echargeable Li-ion ba ttery. A partially-charged battery comes with your phone. A travel adapter comes with your phone for charging the battery.
Important! Use only approved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer for further details.
Y ou can use the phone while th e battery is char ging, but this causes the phone to charge more slowly.
Note: You must fully charge the battery before making or receiving calls with your phone for the first time. A discharged battery recharges fully in approximately 200 minutes.
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To charge the battery, do the following:
1. With the battery in position on the phone, plug the connector of the travel adapter into the jack at the bottom of the phone.
2. Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.
3. When charging is finished, unplug the adapter from the
power outlet and disconnect it from the phone by pressing the buttons on both sides of the connector and pulling the connector out.
Charging the Battery
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Important! You must unplug the travel adapter before you remove the
battery from the phone; otherwise, the phone could be damaged.
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Low Battery Indicator

When the battery is weak and only a few minutes of talk time remain, a warning tone sounds and the “Warning Low Battery” message repeats at regular intervals on the display. When this happens, your phone turns off the backlight to conserve the remaining battery power.
When the battery level becomes too low, the phone automatically turns off.

Switching the Phone On and Off

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Note: You must fully charge the battery before making or receiving calls
with your phone for the first time. For more infor mation, see “Ch argi n g th e Battery” on page 12.

Switching the Phone On

1. Open the phone folder, as shown.
2. Press and hold the key until the phone switches on.
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Setting Up Your Voice Mail

The phone searches for your network and after finding it, the Idle screen appears in the display.
Now, you can set up your voice mai l a cc ount and m ake or receive calls.
Note: The display language is preset to English at the factory. To change the language, use the Language menu. See “Language” on page 140.

Switching the Phone Off

When you wish to switch the phone off, do the following:
■ Press and hold the key until the power-off image
displays.
Setting Up Your Voice Mail
All unanswered calls to your phone are automatically transferred to your voice mail when your phone is in use on a call or is turned off. Therefore, you will probably want to set up your voice mail account and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated.
To set up your voice mail account:
1. Press and hold the key. Your phone will automatically call the Voice Mail system.
2. Follow the Voice Mail system prompts to:
䢇 Create your pass code 䢇 Record your greet ing 䢇 Record your name announcement
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Accessing Your Voice Mail

Menu Method

To access your voice mail using the menus, do the following steps:
1. Open the folder to access your keypad.
2. In Idle mode, press the Menu (left) soft key ( ), then
press for Recent Calls, for Voice Mail, and
for Connect to Voice Mail.
Your phone dials the stored Voice Mail number.
3. When connected, follow the voice prompts to access messages.
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Keypad Method

To access your voice mail using the keypad, do the following steps:
1. Open the folder to access your keypad.
2. In Idle mode, press and hold the key.
Your phone dials the stored Voice Mail number.
3. When connected, follow the voice prompts to access messages.

Changing the Voice Mail Number

Your service provider has stored the default voice mai l number on your SIM card. If you need to change that number, do the following:
1. In Idle mode, press the Menu (left) soft key ( ), then press for Recent Calls, for Voice Mail, for Voice Server Number, and for Voice Server 1.
The following options appear in the display:
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Understanding this User Manual

䢇 Edit Number — let s you change the Voice Mail number 䢇 Edit Name — l ets you change the name for the V oice Mail
number
䢇 Delete — deletes the Vo ice Mail number
2. Press for Edit Number.
3. Use the navigation keys and press the key to delete
individual digits and then enter the new digit(s), or press and hold the key to erase the current
number enter a new one.
4. Press the OK (left) soft key ( ) to save your changes.
5. Press the key to return to Idle mode.
Understanding this User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the same order as the menus and sub menus in your phone. A robust index for quick reference to most features begins on page 271.
Also included is important safety information that you should know before using your phone. Most of this information is near the back of the guide, beginning on page 235.
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Notes and Tips

Throughout this guide are icons and text that are set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, quick methods for activating features, to define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
• Notes: Explain alternative options within the current feature,
menu, or sub menu.
• Tips: Provide quick or innovative methods for performing
functions related to the subject at hand.
• Fast Facts: Are like snippets from a glossary. Fast facts
provide definitions in context and proximity to the menu or
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feature in question.
• Important: Points out important information about the current
feature that could affect performance, or even damage your phone.
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Section 2: Understanding Your Phone

Topics Covered

• Features of Your Phone
• Front Views of Your Phone
• Understanding the Display Screen
This section describes some key features of your phone, including its display and the icons that will appear when you use the phone.
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Features of Your Phone

Your phone is lightweight, easy-to-use and offers many significant features. The following list outlines a few of the features included in your phone:
• Domestic and international voice and text messaging service
(available on participating networks).
• High speed data [General Packet Radio System (GPRS)]
• Personal Information Manager (PIM) functions (Organizer,
Calculator, Unit Conversion, Stop Watch)
• Speaker phone
• Multimedia Messaging capability
• Broadcast Messaging capability (Active if supported by the
network or by your SIM card.)
• 64-Note Polyphonic Ring tones
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Front Views of Your Phone

Open View

Front Views of Your Phone
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1. Display (internal) — Display area where text and
graphics are displayed.
2. Headset jack —
The headset jack is used for the
hands-free headset.
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3. Left Soft key —
Performs the functions in dicated by th e
screen text on the bottom line of the display.
4. Dial/Menu confirm key — Makes or answers a call. In Idle mode, recalls the last number dialed or received
when held down. In Menu mode, selects a menu function or stores information that you have entered, such as a name in the phone or SIM memory.
5. Volume key — During a call, adjusts the earpiece volume. In idle mode, adjusts the ringtone volume.
6. Alphanumeric Keypad — Enters numbers, letters, and some special characters.
7. Special function keys — Enters special characters. Performs various functions.
8. Microphone — The microphone used during phone calls and voice memo recordings.
9. Clear/Cancel key — Deletes characters from the display.
In Menu mode, returns you to the previous menu level. When you hold down C key, you can access New memo
in Organize menu directly.
10.Power (on/off)/Exit key — Ends a call. Also switches the phone on and off when held down. In Menu mode, cancels your input and returns the phone to Idle mode.
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Front Views of Your Phone
11.WAP browser/Menu confirm key — In Idle mode,
launches the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser. In Menu mode, selects the highlighted menu options.
12.Right Soft key —
Performs the functions indicated by
the screen text on the bottom line of the display.
13.Navigation (up/down/left/right) keys — In Menu mode, scrolls through the menus and Phone book.
In Idle mode, the Down key allows you to access the Phone book menu directly.
When entering text, moves the cursor to the left or right, depending on which side you push.
14.Earpiece/Speaker — used to listen to audio from your phone
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Closed View

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15.Display (external) — The external display shows the
received signal strength, the phone battery level, the date and time.
16.Antenna — Ensures normal operation in weak signal areas.
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Understanding the Display Screen

Understanding the Display Screen
The display has 3 areas:

Display Icons

Appears when your phone is on and indicates the current signal strength. More lines indicate a stronger signal.
Appears when a new text message has been received. Appears when a new voice mail has been received. Appears when a new multimedia message has been
received. Appears when you set an alarm to ring at a specified
time. For details, see “Alarms” on page 176. Appears when you are out of your service area. Appears when a call is in progress. Appears when the Call Forwarding feature is active. For
details, see“Call Forwarding” on page 154. Appears when you are connected to the GPRS network
(such as, when you are connected to a WAP service).
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Appears when Silent mode is active or you set the phone to vibrate when you receive a call.
Shows the level of your battery. The more bars you see, the more power you have remaining.

Backlights

Backlights illuminate the internal and external displays and the keypad. When you press any key or open the phone, the backlights come on. They go off when no keys are pressed within a given period of time, depending on the setting in the Backlight menu.
Note: The display backlights turn off after one minute to conserve battery power.
To specify the length of time the backlight is active, set the Back light menu.

External Display

Your phone has an external display on the outside of the folder. When you close the phone, the external display shows a digital clock.
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Icons that appear in the external display indicate the following:
• Incoming calls and messages
• Alarm and alert icons
• Battery charge level
• Signal strength icon
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Section 3: Call Functions

Topics Covered

• Making a Call
• Adjusting the Call Volume
• Answering a Call
•Call Log
• Recent Calls
• Silent Mode
• Selecting Functions and Options
• Options During a Call
This section allows you to make or answer a call. It also includes the features and functionality associated with making or answering a call.
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Making a Call

When the idle screen displays, enter the area code and phone number, and press the key.
Note: When you activate the Auto redial option in the Extra settings menu, the phone will automatically redial up to 10 times when the person does not answer the call or is already on the phone. See page “Extra Settings” on page 142 for further details.

Making an International Call

1. Press and hold the 0 key. The + character appears.
2. Enter the country code, area code, and phone number
and press the key.

Correcting the Number

1. To clear the last digit displayed, press the key.
2. To clear any other digit in the number, press the Left or Right key until the cursor is immediately to the right of
the digit to be cleared. Press the key.
3. To clear the whole display, press and hold the key.

Ending a Call

When you want to finish your call, briefly press the key.

Redialing the Last Number

The phone stores the numbers of the calls you’ve dialed, received, or missed if the call recipient or caller is identified. See “Caller ID” on page 157 for further
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To recall any of these numbers:
1. If you have typed characters on the display, press the key to return to Idle mode.
2. Press the key to display a list of the most recent numbers used in the order you dialed or received them.
3. Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the numbers until the number you want highlights.
4. To dial the number, press the key. Before you dial the number, press the Options soft key to
display the following options:
䢇 To see details of the number, press the Options soft key and
select
Details. Press the Select soft key or the key.
䢇 To call back the number , press the Options soft key and
select
Call back. Press the Select soft key or the key.
The number is dialed.
䢇 To save the number to your phone or SIM, press the Options
softkey and select
Paste. Press the Select soft key or the
key.
䢇 To send a text or picture message to the number , pr ess the
Options soft key and select Send Message. Press the Select soft key or the key.
䢇 To delete the number, press the Options soft key and select
Delete. Press the Select soft key or the key.
䢇 To delete all of the numbers, press the Options soft key and
select
Delete all. Press the Select soft key or the key.
Making a Call
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Making a Call from the PhoneBook

Y o u can stor e phone numbers that yo u use r egu larly on the SIM card or in the phone’s memory. These entries are collectively called PhoneBook.
Once you have stored a number in the PhoneBook, you can dial it by pressing a few keys. You can also assign your most frequently-used numbers to number keys using the Speed Dial feature.
For further details about the Phone book feature, see “Finding and Dialing a PhoneBook Entry” on page 80.

Adjusting the Call Volume

During a call, if you want to adjust the earpiece volume, use the Volume keys on the left side of the phone.
Press the key to increase the volume level and the key to decrease the level.

Answering a Call

When somebody calls you, the phone rings and displays the incoming call image.
The caller’s phone number, or name if stored in Phone book, displays.
1. If necessary, open the phone. Press the key or the Accept soft key to answer the incoming call.
If the Anykey answer option in the Extra settings menu is activated, you can press any key to answer a call
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except for the key and the Reject soft key.
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